As many of you know, the integration of my long-standing comment section into the Guardian environment has been quite bumpy. I've spent substantial time with the community team over the past few weeks trying to resolve these problems. It took some time for moderators here to learn the purposes of my comment section and the key role it plays in the work that is done here. I'm now hopeful that, going forward, application of the Guardian's community standards will take place consistent with those purposes, and that many of the problems that some of you have experienced have been resolved.

I've only been writing at the Guardian for a month, so this is not a completed process. There will undoubtedly be a few more bumps as we continue the process of integration, and I'll continue to ensure that moderation promotes rather than impedes the role of the comment section. I'm confident that everyone involved in the moderation policies at the Guardian shares this objective and is working cooperatively and constructively toward this same end.

In the meantime, a special email address has been created to enable commenters here specifically to have their questions, complaints, concerns, etc. addressed in a prompt and meaningful way: greenwald.moderation@guardian.co.uk. You can also voice any comments or questions that you have about how the moderation process has proceeded in the comment section to this post, and representatives of the Guardian community team will be here to reply. If this process proves useful, we may do this again.

A vibrant comment section has always been central to the work I do, and ensuring that moderation fosters rather than disrupts a productive commenting environment is a top priority for me.